The Place Beyond the Pines writing duo Darius Marder and Derek Cianfrance are teaming up for the Amazon Prime Original drama Sound of Metal, with Marder in the directors chair. Starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke, the film tells the story of a heavy-metal drummer's life that is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
Ahmed, an incredible actor who starred in one of the best drama series you can watch HBO’s The Night Of, learned sign language for this role and also spent 6 months learning to play the drums - now that is dedication! I am a big fan of Ahmed as an actor, as well as the cretaive tandem of Marder and Cianfrance so I am looking forward to this.
Sound of Metal will hit limited theaters on November 20th and will be available to stream on Prime Video December 4th.
Watch the new trailer below.